Welcome to my Blog! I read where there was a need for English Propers for the Traditional (1962 Missale Romanum - Tridentine) Latin Mass, so I will try posting the prayers and readings each day, if they are available. I will also post some other writings regarding the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the greatest Act of Worship we can offer to Almighty God and the closest we can get to Heaven!

Introit

Traditional Mass

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Man's
entire being cries out for the presence of God -- a God who knows,
loves, protects, forgives, and heals. The man whose life is God-centered
will be God's agent of charity toward the oppressed, the abandoned,
the sick, the stranger, regardless of race or nationality. Such
God-centered agents of charity were Saints Cosmas and Damian, martyred
physicians in whose honor the "stational church" of today's liturgy was
built.

INTROIT

"I
AM the salvation of the people," said the Lord. "In whatever distress
they shall cry to me, I will hear them; and I will be their Lord
forever."

We
honor You, O Lord, in the celebration of the feast of Your blessed
Cosmas and Damian. Help us through these saints upon whom, in Your
wondrous providence, You have bestowed eternal glory. Through Our Lord .
. .

Commemoration of SAINT JOHN DAMASCENEAlthough
Christian, John was grand vizier of the Mohammedan caliph of Damascus,
when Emperor Leo the Isaurian began his campaign in the eight century
against the veneration of holy images. John strongly opposed the
destroyers of images, and for that reason lost his high post. John
became a monk and passed the rest of his life in prayer, in study, and
in writing about the things of God. He composed commentaries on St.
Paul, many beautiful poems, and the Fountain of Wisdom, a summary of Christian beliefs. He is the last of the Greek Fathers, and has been called the St. Thomas Aquinas of the East.

Almighty
and Eternal God, You endowed blessed John with divine learning and
wondrous fortitude of soul in order that he might defend the veneration
of sacred images. May the example and prayers of blessed John help us to
imitate the virtues and enjoy the protection of the saints whose images
we venerate. Through our Lord . . .

LESSON Jer. 7:1-7In those days, the word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying:
"Stand in the gate of the house of the Lord, and proclaim there this
word, and say: Hear ye the word of the Lord, all ye men of Juda, that
enter in at these gates, to adore the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts
the God of Israel: Make your ways and your doings good: and I will
dwell with you in this place.
"Trust not in lying words, saying: The temple of the Lord, the temple of
the Lord, it is the temple of the Lord. For if you will order well
your ways, and your doings: if you will execute judgment between a man
and his neighbour, If you oppress not the stranger, the fatherless,
and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, and walk not
after strange gods to your own hurt, I will dwell with you in this
place: in the land, which I gave to your fathers from the beginning and
for evermore, says the Lord Almighty." GRADUAL Ps. 144:15-16The eyes of all look hopefully to You, O Lord, and You give them food in due season.V. You open Your hand, and fill every living creature with blessing.

GOSPEL Luke 4:38-44 And Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, went into Simon's house.
And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever: and they
besought him for her. And standing over her, he commanded the fever:
and it left her. And immediately rising, she ministered to them.
And when the sun was down, all they that had any sick with divers
diseases brought them to him. But he, laying his hands on every one of
them, healed them. And devils went out from many, crying out and
saying: "Thou art the son of God." And rebuking them he suffered them
not to speak; for they knew that he was Christ.
And when it was day, going out he went into a desert place: and the
multitudes sought him, and came unto him. And they stayed him that
should not depart from them. To whom he said: "To other cities also I must preach the kingdom of God: for therefore am I sent." And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 137:7Though I walk in the midst of tribulation, you shall preserve my
life, O Lord. You will stretch forth Your right hand against the anger
of my enemies, and Your right hand shall save me.SECRETWe honor the glorious death of Your saints, O Lord, in the offering
of this sacrifice which has given meaning to all martyrdom. Through
our Lord . . .

Commemoration of SAINT JOHN DAMASCENEO
Lord, may our offerings be pleasing to You through the prayerful
intercession of blessed John and of Your saints whose images we today
venerate in our churches because of the efforts of their defender.
Through Our Lord . . .

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps. 118:4-5You have commanded that Your precepts be kept most diligently. Oh, that my ways may be steadfast in keeping Your statutes!POSTCOMMUNIONWe beg You, O Lord, through the merits of Your blessed Martyrs
Cosmas and Damian, to let this Sacrament be a sure promise of our
salvation. Through our Lord . . .

Commemoration of SAINT JOHN DAMASCENEShield
us, O Lord, with Your divine protection through the Gift we have just
received. Cover us over with the prayers of blessed John and of all Your
saints whose images are held in veneration in our churches today
because of his efforts. Through Our Lord . . .PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLEDraw all nations to Yourself by Your divine mercy, O Lord, and make
them always obedient to Your commandments. Through our Lord . . .

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I'm 79, formally married to Marianne for 52 years, [Marianne passed away to the Lord on August 9th, 2013 after suffering a stroke and two cardiac arrests.] We have 4 children (plus 2 in heaven-stillborn) and nine grandchildren plus 1 Step-grandchild. I'm a Korean War Vet, U.S. Navy; I was a Motorcycle News Courier for U.P.I., and WNEW Chanel 5 TV News, during 60's & 70's; a Lieutenant in the Wycoff Hospital Police in the 90's. I was ordained a Permanent Deacon for the Brooklyn Diocese on April 25, 1987 and served in four parishes before relocating to Florida in 2002. I'm still incardinated for Brooklyn Diocese. There was no parish in my town so we traveled to either Mt. Dora or Eustis for Mass. My oldest son and daughter, John and Anne, lived near us but the rest of the gang are up North in New York and Pennsylvania. We have now relocated to a northern state and my ministry is mostly on the Internet with some blogs and groups. I also assist the pastor at the local Catholic church. I owe my life and conversion/calling to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel de Garabandal, who has brought me to her Son Jesus. I am Their servant and slave! I only want to do the Will of God and glorify the Most Blessed Trinity with my life!